Sunday, September 18, 2011

A night to remember


CGTI family Singapore's third annual dinner was held on SCCCI's hall successfully yesternight. My wife and I tried to attend this event despite my wife is not feeling well because we eagerly awaited this gathering. We see it as an opportunity to see our old friends as well as senior and junior product of our mother institute. The CGTI family is systematically formed by a group of CGTI graduates who are working in Singapore more than one decade ago. It was born with the good attitude of active senior graduates. Primary purpose is to set up gathering and build strong relationship among CGTI graduates. At the same time, it also meant to exchange valuable workplace experiences among CGTI products. Later, it expanded its mission by collecting charity funds from graduates and help the ex-teachers who had been retired now as well as providing necessary furniture in the mother institute back.

Since CGTI graduates arrival in City state grow, CGTI family's size has been growing dramatically and able to organize activities more frequently. It has formed EC members who take full responsibilities to maintain this firm as long as possible. It even has media, finance, administrative, marketing division so that everybody can take part their assignments by senior leaders. No wonder CGTI family is famous among other counterparts of its kind in Singapore as well as in Myanmar because the unity among CGTI graduates are unrivaled. CGTI became growing by time while other similar GTI families are struggling with their prevailing group. They used to take CGTI family as a role model when they are out to campaign their own institute products. Probably, it's because we are mostly from upper Burmese people who came from poor family background. Generally most of upper Burmese people are hard working, frank, interest in social activities compare to those from lower Burmese. It might be reason why CGTI family can walk long successful.

The event was fun-package and the live band was entertaining the incoming CGTI family members. People are automatically gathered at the same table by the same batch. It's really pleasure to meet old friends after missing for so many years. Some of us unable to find a proper time to meet despite we are on the same city due to our busy schedules. So I believe, most of us will find it worthy to come by this reason alone. Once we entered the hall, all the graduates we seen are smile, friendly, smart and active. No matter which batch we were graduated, they are welcoming all attending fellow graduates by open arms. The two tables are placed left and right of entrance doors so that everybody come in the hall can notice. Some members from right tables are collecting generous donation for ex-teacher aid programme from attendants. At the same time, some members from the other side are selling CGTI family memorial shirts to attendants. As we all are under mode of fun, most of attendants are buying and immediately wear the shirt to show their spirit. Sooner after program starts, more than half attendants are already uniform with beautiful family shirts.

The uniform family members are moving around to greet the visiting ex-teachers who are in town. We are able to see the teachers of our generation teachers at the event. One senior teacher gave open speeches to audiences emotionally. He elaborated how his teaching career gone surprise and how should we all respect the lectures we gained from our mother institute. He also highlighted the value of being AGTI graduate by citing how AGTI graduates contributed in building our nation from scraps. We all noted his speeches to share our younger generation one day. He concluded his speech by suggesting to set up all GTI family rather than CGTI alone. Then, the visiting ex-teacher gave his gratitude speech to senior members and family for making his trip wonderful.

After that, the much awaited dinning chapter was opened by live band music in which some graduates are trying to entertain their fellow graduates. We all enjoyed delicious chicken biriyani and icy assorted drinks. We all make the hall noisy environment by talking our old days as well as current situation. As you know, old friends never enough time to talk everything they want to chat after long time no seeing each other. The event was followed by exciting lucky draw which selected five lucky winners. Surprisingly one of my close friends got third price and he go back home with a prize in hand. It cost us S$10.00 each and the family gave us more than 10 times worthy back us. There were some special guess from other GTI families with the prospect of witnessing CGTI spirit and probably hope of merging opportunity.

We all have to credit the EC members for their tirelessly efforts to make it true. We all can guess that to make such scale event happening in city state will never come easy. Anyway, CGTI family had shown the strength of unity by making this 3rd time annual dinner successfully. And I sincerely believe, we all have gained something from this unforgettable event and there would be better social activities among CGTI graduates by the guidance of our own family. May CGTI family last long to its eternity.

95-97 Civil Graduate

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